Main Title

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This article is about the theme from Paper Mario. For the theme from the Super Mario World television series, see Super Mario World Main Title.
"Main Title"
"Main Title" in Paper Mario
Thumbnail for "Main Title" from Paper Mario used for Nintendo Music.
Image from Nintendo Music
Composed by:
Yuka Tsujiyoko
First appearance Paper Mario (2000)
Latest appearance Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024)
Quotes from
"Ground BGM" (Super Mario World)
Quoted by
"Battle Fanfare" (Paper Mario)

"Main Title"[1][2] is a musical theme composed by Yuka Tsujiyoko for Paper Mario, where it plays on the title screen. This theme quotes "Ground BGM" from Super Mario World.

History[edit]

Paper Mario[edit]

Paper Mario marks the first appearance of "Main Title". It is also included in the official album Paper Mario Game Music Soundtrack CD. Additionally, the theme that plays on the file selection screen is an arrangement of "Main Title". It is titled "Choose a File" in the Nintendo Music app. Additionally, the theme that plays after Mario gets knocked out of Peach's Castle is an arrangement of "Main Title". It is titled "And So, the Story Begins" in the Nintendo Music app.

Icon of an audio speaker. Choose a File - The arrangement heard in Paper Mario
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Icon of an audio speaker. And So, the Story Begins - The arrangement heard in Paper Mario
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Paper Mario: Color Splash[edit]

In Paper Mario: Color Splash, an arrangement of "Main Title" that quotes the game's "Main Theme" plays when Mario obtains a Big Paint Star for the first time.

Icon of an audio speaker. Boss Stage Clear - The arrangement heard in Paper Mario: Color Splash
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Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)[edit]

In the Nintendo Switch version of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, an arrangement of "Main Title" plays when Parakarry appears in the opening cutscene. It is titled "Greetings from the Mushroom Kingdom" in the game's sound test and the Nintendo Music app. A near-identical sounding arrangement plays when Mario is speaking to Lady Bow.

Icon of an audio speaker. Greetings from the Mushroom Kingdom - The arrangement heard in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)
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Icon of an audio speaker. Greetings from the Mushroom Kingdom (Lady Bow) - The arrangement heard in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)
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Gallery[edit]

List of Super Mario appearances[edit]

Games[edit]

Work System Year Type Title Credits
Paper Mario Nintendo 64 2000 Original "Main Title"[1][2] Yuka Tsujiyoko
Arrangement "Choose a File"[2]
"And So, the Story Begins"[2]
Paper Mario: Color Splash Wii U 2016 Arrangement
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Nintendo Switch 2024 Arrangement "Greetings from the Mushroom Kingdom"[3][4]

Albums[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Paper Mario Game Music Soundtrack CD 2000 Original "Main Title" Yuka Tsujiyoko
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (Nintendo Music) 2025 Past arrangement (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door [Nintendo Switch]) "Greetings from the Mushroom Kingdom"
Paper Mario (Nintendo Music) 2026 Original "Main Title" Yuka Tsujiyoko
Past arrangement (Paper Mario) "Choose a File"
"And So, the Story Begins"

Names in other languages[edit]

"Main Title"[edit]

LanguageNameMeaningNote(s)Ref.
Japaneseはじまりだよっ
Hajimari Da yo'		It's the Beginning[1][2]

"Choose a File"[edit]

LanguageNameMeaningNote(s)Ref.
Japaneseえらんでねっ
Erande ne'		Choose[2]

"And So, the Story Begins"[edit]

LanguageNameMeaningNote(s)Ref.
Japaneseそして、物語ははじまる
Soshite, Monogatari wa Hajimaru		So, the story begins[2]

"Greetings from the Mushroom Kingdom"[edit]

LanguageNameMeaningNote(s)Ref.
Japaneseキノコ王国からようこそ
Kinoko Ōkoku kara Yōkoso		Welcome from the Mushroom Kingdom[3][4]

Notes[edit]

  • On the Nintendo Music app, "Main Title" is labeled as "Selects", classifying it as one "of the very best tracks from the Nintendo Music library", originating from Paper Mario. "Main Title" shares this distinction with "Toad Town Theme" and "Battle Fanfare".

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Paper Mario Game Music Soundtrack CD
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Paper Mario (Nintendo Music)
  3. ^ a b Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) sound test
  4. ^ a b Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (Nintendo Music)
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Paper Mario
Main characters Mario • Princess Peach • Twink • Bowser • Kammy Koopa • Goombario • Kooper • Bombette • Parakarry • Lady Bow • Watt • Sushie • Lakilester
Species Baby Yoshi • Bellbell Plant • Boo • Bub-ulb • Bulb Bush • Candy Cane • Cymbal Bush • Doogan • Dryite • Flower Spirit • Heart Plant • Li'l Oink • Munchlesia • Ninji • Nomadimouse • Penguin • Raven • Sentinel • Snowman • Spinning Flower • Star Kid • Toad • Trumpet Plant • Yoshi
Non-playable characters Toad Town Castle maids • Chet Rippo • Club 64 bartender • Dane T. • Fice T. • Fishmael • Great Gossip Trio • Harry • Little T. • Master Poet • Merlon • Merlow • Merluvlee • Minh T. • Mini T. • Muss T. • Pop Diva • Postmaster • Rangers • Rip Cheato • Rowf and Rhuff • Russ T. • Tayce T. • Three Beautiful Sisters • Toad Town Dojo (Chan · Lee · The Master) • Whale
Other Albino Dino • Bootler • Bruce • Bubble Plant • Chuck Quizmo • Fearsome 5 • Franky • Frost T. • Gooma • Goomama • Goombaria • Goompa • Goompapa • Gourmet Guy • Guard Door • Herbert • Herringway • Igor • Kolorado • Kolorado's wife • Koopa Koot • Koover • Lakilulu • Lily • Little Mouser • Luigi • Madam Merlar • Mayor Penguin • Mayor's wife • Merle • Merlee • Mort T. • Moustafa • Mr. E • Mr. Hammer • Nomadimouse • Oaklie • Penguin patrol • Petunia • Posie • Raphael the Raven • Rosie • Spiky Tom and Spiky John • Spiny Tromp • Stanley • Sun • Toad in the Desert • Toad Minister • Tolielip • Trading Event Toad • Vanna T. • Village Leader • Whacka • Whirlwind • Wise Wisterwood • Yakkey
Star Spirits Eldstar • Mamar • Skolar • Muskular • Misstar • Klevar • Kalmar
Chapters Opening • A Plea From the Stars • Storming Koopa Bros. Fortress • The Mystery of Dry, Dry Ruins • The "Invincible" Tubba Blubba • Trials in the Toy Box • Hot, Hot Times on Lavalava Island • Dark Days in Flower Fields • A Star Spirit on Ice • A Star-Powered Showdown
Bosses Regular Jr. Troopa • Red & Blue Goomba Bros. • Magikoopa • Bill Blaster • Blooper • Stone Chomp • Big Lantern Ghost • Fuzzipede • Lakilester • Monstar
Chapter Goomba King (Red & Blue Goomba Bros.) • Koopa Bros. (Bowser???) • Tutankoopa (Chomp) • Tubba Blubba (Tubba's Heart) • General Guy (Shy Squad · Shy Stack · Stilt Guy) • Lava Piranha (Lava Bud · Petit Piranha) • Huff N. Puff (Tuff Puff) • Crystal King (Crystal Bit) • Bowser • Kammy Koopa
Optional Chan • Lee • The Master • Buzzar • Electro Blooper • Anti Guy • Super Blooper (Blooper Baby) • Kent C. Koopa
Enemies

Bill Blaster (B. Bill Blaster) • Bob-omb • Bullet Bill (Bombshell) • Buzzy Beetle (Bony · Spike Top) • Bzzap! • Cleft (Hyper) • Clubba (White) • Crazee Dayzee (Amazy) • Duplighost • Fuzzy (Forest · Jungle) • Goomba (Gloomba · Hyper · Paragoomba (Hyper · Paragloomba) · Spiked (Gloomba)) • Gulpit • Hammer Bro • Hurt Plant • Koopa Troopa (Dark · Dry Bones · Paratroopa · Koopatrol) • Lakitu • Lava Bubble (Ember) • M. Bush • Magikoopa (Gray · Green · Red · White · Yellow) • Monty Mole (Flower Fields) • Piranha Plant (Frost · Putrid) • Pokey (Mummy) • Ruff Puff • Shy Guy (Bandit · Groove · Medi · Pyro · Sky · Spear · Spy) • Spiny • Swooper (Swoopula)

Locations Toad Town Club 64 • Harry's Shop • Playroom • Shroom Grocery • Shooting Star Summit • Toad Town Dojo • Toad Town Post Office • Toad Town Tunnels
Prologue Goomba Village • Goomba Road • Goomba King's Fortress
Chapter 1 Pleasant Path • Koopa Village (Koopa's Shop) • Koopa Bros. Fortress
Chapter 2 Dry Dry Railroad • Mt. Rugged • Dry Dry Desert (Dry Dry Ruins) • Dry Dry Outpost (Little Mouser's Shop)
Chapter 3 Forever Forest • Boo's Mansion (Boo's Shop) • Gusty Gulch (Windy Mill) • Tubba Blubba's Castle
Chapter 4 Shy Guy's Toy Box
Chapter 5 Lavalava Island • Yoshi's Village (Yoshi's Cabana) • Jade Jungle • Mt. Lavalava
Chapter 6 Flower Fields (Sun Tower) • Cloudy Climb
Chapter 7 Shiver Region • Shiver City (Shiver Shop) • Shiver Snowfield • Starborn Valley • Shiver Mountain (Crystal Palace)
Chapter 8 Star Way • Star Haven (Star Haven Shop) • Bowser's Castle (Storehouse) • Princess Peach's Castle (Princess Peach's room)
Misc. Mario's House • Item Shop • Toad House
Objects Collectibles Badge • Coin • Flower • Heart
Other objects Beehive • Brick block • Bubble • Chain • Chomp Rock • Chomp Statue • Fire Bar • Hidden block • Jack-in-the-box • K64 • Koopa Clown Car • Lakitu's Cloud • Metal Block • Power Platform • Puff Puff Machine • Recovery block • Save Block • Slot Machine • Star Ship • Stone Block • Super Block • Switch • Treasure chest (Mysterious) • Warp Pipe • Wooden box • Wooden dock • Yellow Block
Moves General/other Action command • Dash • First Strike • Focus • Guard • Run Away
Mario Charge • Jump (Spin Jump · Tornado Jump) • Hammer • Spin Dash
Special Refresh • Lullaby • Star Storm • Chill Out • Smooch • Time Out • Up & Away • Star Beam/Peach Beam
Goombario Headbonk • Tattle • Charge • Multibonk
Kooper Shell Toss • Power Shell • Dizzy Shell • Fire Shell
Bombette Body Slam • Bomb • Power Bomb • Mega Bomb
Parakarry Sky Dive • Shell Shot • Air Lift • Air Raid
Lady Bow Smack • Outta Sight • Spook • Fan Smack
Watt Electro Dash • Power Shock • Turbo Charge • Mega Shock
Sushie Belly Flop • Squirt • Water Block • Tidal Wave
Lakilester Spiny Flip • Spiny Surge • Cloud Nine • Hurricane
Game mechanics Stats Badge Point • Flower Point • Heart Point • Star Point • Star Power
Status effects Charged • Danger • DEF-Up • Dizzy • Electrified • Frozen • Immobilized • Injured • Invisible • Peril • Poison • POW-Down • POW-Up • Prohibited Command • Sleep • Stone • Tiny
Minigames 64th Trivia Quiz-Off • Jump Attack • Smash Attack
Miscellaneous Loading zone
Music Areas "A Party at Peach's Castle" • "Goomba Village Theme" • "March Ahead" • "Toad Town Theme" ("Toad Town Variations" • "Shy Guy Riot") • "Take a Break Every Now and Again" • "Shooting Star Summit" • "Fuzzies Stole My Shell" • "Koopa Village Theme" • "Koopa Bros. Fortress (theme)" • "Bill Blaster! Go Faster!" • "Mt. Rugged Theme" • "Dry Dry Desert Trek" • "Mysterious Dry Dry Outpost" • "Dry Dry Ruins Quest" • "Begone From This Place!" • "Suspicious…" • "Forever Forest Theme" • "Approach to the Mansion" • "Boo Mansion Theme" • "Gusty Gulch Adventure" • "Tubba Blubba's Castle (theme)" ("The Castle Crumbles") • "Shy Guy's Toy Box (theme)" • "Dark, Gloomy Underground Passage" • "Jade Jungle Theme" • "Welcome to Yoshi's Village ("Search for the Fearsome 5") • "Deep in the Jungle" • "Raphael the Raven (theme)" • "Hot Times in Mt. Lavalava" ("Escape from Mt. Lavalava") • "Clouds Over Flower Fields" • "The Puff Puff Machine is On" • "Flower Field Rondo" • "Soft and Fluffy" • "Cold Reception in Shiver City" • "Detective Mario (Paper Mario)" • "Snow Road" • Starborn Valley Trail" ("City in the Stars") • "Over Shiver Mountain" • "The Mountain Shrine" • "Crystal Palace Crawl" • "Star Way (theme)" • "Siege on Bowser's castle" • "Castle Labyrinth" • "Quiet in Peach's Castle"
Battles "It's Junior Troopa" ("I'll Defeat Mario!") • "Battle Fanfare" • "Hold It Right There" • "Hey, You!" • "Goomba King's Decree" ("Beaten Up" • "Gates of Goomba Castle") • "Trojan Bowser (theme)" • "Attack of the Koopa Bros." • "Tutankoopa's Theme" ("Chomp Attack") • "Ghost Gulping" ("Tubba's Heart") • "The Big Lantern Ghost Appears" • "General Guy's March" ("Keeping Pace") • "Let's Train" • "Blooper!" • "Lava Piranha Attack" ("Go! Mario! Go!") • Lakilester the Great!" • "Huff N. Puff's Theme" ("Huffin and Puffin") • "Crystal King's Theme" • "Freeze!" • "Angry Bowser" • "Bowser's rage" • "King of the Koopas (Paper Mario theme)"
Cutscenes "Story of the Stolen Spirits" ("Mario and Peach's Theme") • Goodnight, Mario" • "Star Spirits' Request" ("Sanctuary!") • "I Shall Predict Your Path" ("Shall I Read Your Fortune?" • "Your Luck Has Steered You Well") • "Mischief in Progress" • "Koopa Bros. Keep Cool" • "A Kingdom in Chaos"" ("Reclaiming Star Rod") • "Twink's Theme" ("Goodbye Twink") • "Go by Train" • "Moustafa's Theme" • "Dry Dry Ruins Appears" • "Riding the Whale" ("The Whale's in Trouble") • "Petunia's Minuet" ("Petunia's Panicky Predicament!" • "Posie's Minuet" • "Lily's Minuet" • "Rosie's Minuet") • "Mr. Sun's Meloncholy" • "The Sun Has Risen Again" • "Cheery Friend" • "When the Beanstalk Grows" • "A Murder Mystery" • "Scary!" • "The Stars Return" • "Riding the Star Ship" • "Princess Peach Saved!" • "Victory Parade (Paper Mario)" ("The Celebration Continues")
Miscellaneous "Main Title" ("Choose a File" • "And So, the Story Begins) • "Wait, What?!" • "Mario's Theme" • • "Get Powered Up" • "10-Second Stirring") • "Around the Candy Cane" • "Meeeoork!" • "Over the Radio: Koopa Village Paradise" • "Princess in Distress" ("Hang in There, Peach" • "Wish of the Princess") • "Peach's Adventure" • "Turn and Turn the Gramophone" • "Boo's Party Game" • "Kammy Koopa 's Theme" • "All Aboard! (theme)" • "Delicious!" • "A Beautiful Song" ("Over the Radio: A Beautiful Song (Orchestral)") • "Over the Radio: Golden Oldies" • "The Game Show Begins!" • "Thinking…" • "The Game Show's Over"
Lists and sub-articles

Badges • Bestiary • Block locations (Hidden) • Enemy formations • Gallery • Glitches • Letters • Multimedia • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Selling prices • Shops • Soundtrack • Staff • Star Pieces • Star Point amounts • Story predictions • Tayce T. recipes • Toad Town News • Trading Events • Treasure Chest locations • Unnamed NPCs (By location: A–S · T–Z)

Miscellaneous Ask Dan • Chuck Quizmo's Quiz • Quiz • The Dan Report • February NP E-mail Newsletter Sweepstakes • Goombario and the Adventure of the Hot Lava Rocks • Luigi's Diary • Mario no Badge Jiman Contest • Nintendo e-Card • Nintendo Music (soundtrack) • Paper Mario Book Cover • Paper Mario Treasure Hunt • Parade • Virtual Viewer
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